Montenegrin TPP Pljevlja violated international obligation

The Pljevlja Thermal Power Plant has committed to limit production to 20,000 working hours in the period from 2018 to the end of 2023, and after that to start the process of ecological reconstruction. The thermal power plant with used working hours last year violated the international obligation to limit production to 20 thousand hours, the European Environment Agency announced, the Green Home announced. The non-governmental organization said that the Agency, based on the report submitted by Montenegro, announced that the TPP used 7.19 thousand working hours last year.

The NGOs reminded that Elektroprivreda, in the meantime, signed an agreement on the ecological reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja, with a consortium of companies DEC International – Bemax – BB Solar – Permonte, headed by the Chinese company Dongfang.

Also, as they stated, the EC Secretariat and its director Janez Kopac announced that they would most likely initiate misdemeanor proceedings against the Montenegrin Government due to, as it was suspected at the time, used working hours of TPP Pljevlja with outdated technology.

“Montenegro is currently negotiating with the EC regarding new working hours. The question is whether the Government really expects that the EC will allocate new working hours to the Thermal Power Plant until the completion of the ecological reconstruction in 2023 “, stated the Green Home and pointed out that it is necessary for the Government to adopt a plan for further action in the case of TPP Pljevlja. possible scenarios, because the potential consequences, as they claim, will be suffered exclusively by the citizens of Montenegro.

“Through ecological reconstruction and heating, we are not getting rid of dependence on fossil fuels, but we are only postponing the now inevitable energy transition with the continuation of environmental pollution and the health of citizens.” In this regard, the consensus of all actors is necessary in order to ensure a fair energy transition, preservation of jobs in the energy sector and comprehensive prosperity, “concluded the Green Home.

Source: dan.co.me

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